A Rose for Beauty
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Last published Sun, Apr 24, 2016
Lydia Hartford is the youngest daughter of a wealthy merchant. When her father's fortunes crash and they are forced to move to the middle of nowhere, she begins having dreams of a mysterious man that seem too real to be normal. With the help of her mother's book of spells, she begins to unravel the dangerous secret behind Briarwood Cottage - but will it be in time?
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